Patents by Inventor Tadahiko Yokota
Tadahiko Yokota has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9516765Abstract: A method for producing a printed wiring board which is capable of forming an insulating layer having a surface with low roughness and high adhesion strength to a conductive layer and of achieving an excellent performance in removal of smear, involves the following steps (A) to (F) in this order: (A) laminating, onto an internal layer circuit substrate, a resin sheet with a support which includes a support and a resin composition layer in contact with the support so that the resin composition layer is in contact with the internal layer circuit substrate; (B) thermally curing the resin composition layer of the resin sheet with a support to form an insulating layer; (C) perforating the insulating layer to form a via hole; (D) performing a desmear treatment; (E) peeling the support; and (F) forming a conductive layer on a surface of the insulating layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Yukinori Morikawa, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 8992713Abstract: Multi-layer printed wiring boards may be produced by: (1) conveying an adhesive sheet from an adhesive sheet roll wherein an adhesive sheet having a prepreg formed on a support film is wound in a roll and placing the adhesive sheet such that a prepreg surface contacts one or both of the surfaces of a circuit board, (2) partially adhering the adhesive sheet to the circuit board by heating and pressing a part of the adhesive sheet from the support film side, and cutting the adhesive sheet according to the size of the circuit board with a cutter, (3) heating and pressing the temporarily fitted adhesive sheet under reduced pressure to laminate the adhesive sheet on the circuit board, (4) forming an insulating layer by thermally curing the prepreg, and (5) detaching the support film after the thermal curing step.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Seiichiro Ohashi, Eiichi Hayashi, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20140118964Abstract: A method for producing a printed wiring board which is capable of forming an insulating layer having a surface with low roughness and high adhesion strength to a conductive layer and of achieving an excellent performance in removal of smear, involves the following steps (A) to (F) in this order: (A) laminating, onto an internal layer circuit substrate, a resin sheet with a support which includes a support and a resin composition layer in contact with the support so that the resin composition layer is in contact with the internal layer circuit substrate; (B) thermally curing the resin composition layer of the resin sheet with a support to form an insulating layer; (C) perforating the insulating layer to form a via hole; (D) performing a desmear treatment; (E) peeling the support; and (F) forming a conductive layer on a surface of the insulating layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2013Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Yukinori Morikawa, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 8584352Abstract: Multilayer printed wiring boards superior in formation of an ultrafine wiring, which can form a conductive layer superior in peel strength on a flat insulating layer surface, can be prepared by a method including the following steps (A)-(E): (A) a step of laminating a film with a metal film, wherein a metal film layer is formed on a support layer, on an internal-layer circuit substrate via a curable resin composition layer, or laminating an adhesive film with a metal film, wherein a curable resin composition layer is formed on a metal film layer of the film with a metal film, on an internal-layer circuit substrate; (B) a step of curing a curable resin composition layer to form an insulating layer; (C) a step of removing a support layer; (D) a step of removing a metal film layer; and (E) a step of forming a metal film layer on an insulating layer surface by electroless plating.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Hirohisa Narahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20130067742Abstract: Multi-layer printed wiring boards may be produced by: (1) conveying an adhesive sheet from an adhesive sheet roll wherein an adhesive sheet having a prepreg formed on a support film is wound in a roll and placing the adhesive sheet such that a prepreg surface contacts one or both of the surfaces of a circuit board, (2) partially adhering the adhesive sheet to the circuit board by heating and pressing a part of the adhesive sheet from the support film side, and cutting the adhesive sheet according to the size of the circuit board with a cutter, (3) heating and pressing the temporarily fitted adhesive sheet under reduced pressure to laminate the adhesive sheet on the circuit board, (4) forming an insulating layer by thermally curing the prepreg, and (5) detaching the support film after the thermal curing step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Shigeo NAKAMURA, Seiichiro OHASHI, Eiichi Hayashi, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 8382996Abstract: Metal-clad laminates in which a conductor layer having superior peel strength is formed on a smooth surface of an insulating layer can be obtained by a method comprising (A) a step of preparing a metal-clad laminate precursor by providing one or more sheets of prepreg between two sheets of film having a metal film layer on a support layer, and heating and pressing them under reduced pressure, (B) a step of removing the support layer, (C) a step of removing the metal film layer, and (D) a step of forming a metal film layer on the surface of an insulating layer by electroless plating.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Hirohisa Narahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 8357443Abstract: Producing a circuit board, by laminating, on a substrate, an adhesive film with a metal film, which comprises a water-soluble polymer release layer, a metal film layer and a curable resin composition layer, which are formed in this order on a support layer, and has a release property enabling detachment of said water-soluble polymer release layer from the support layer after curing of the curable resin composition layer, such that the curable resin composition layer contacts the substrate; curing the curable resin composition layer; detaching the support layer, and removing the water-soluble polymer release layer present on the metal film layer by dissolving the release layer in an aqueous solution, efficiently forms an insulating layer and a metal film layer superior in adhesiveness to the insulating layer and in uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Hirohisa Narahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 8337655Abstract: A production method of a multi-layer printed wiring board containing the following steps (1)-(5): (1) a temporary fitting preparatory step including conveying an adhesive sheet from an adhesive sheet roll wherein an adhesive sheet having a prepreg formed on a support film is wound in a roll and placing the adhesive sheet such that a prepreg surface contacts one or both of the surfaces of a circuit board, (2) a temporary fitting step for temporarily fitting the adhesive sheet to the circuit board, including partially adhering the adhesive sheet to the circuit board by heating and pressing a part of the adhesive sheet from the support film side, and cutting the adhesive sheet according to the size of the circuit board with a cutter, (3) a laminating step including heating and pressing the temporarily fitted adhesive sheet under reduced pressure to laminate the adhesive sheet on the circuit board, (4) a thermal curing step including forming an insulating layer by thermally curing the prepreg, and (5) a detachinType: GrantFiled: March 11, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Seiichiro Ohashi, Eiichi Hayashi, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20110036625Abstract: Multilayer printed wiring boards superior in formation of an ultrafine wiring, which can form a conductive layer superior in peel strength on a flat insulating layer surface, can be prepared by a method including the following steps (A)-(E): (A) a step of laminating a film with a metal film, wherein a metal film layer is formed on a support layer, on an internal-layer circuit substrate via a curable resin composition layer, or laminating an adhesive film with a metal film, wherein a curable resin composition layer is formed on a metal film layer of the film with a metal film, on an internal-layer circuit substrate; (B) a step of curing a curable resin composition layer to form an insulating layer; (C) a step of removing a support layer; (D) a step of removing a metal film layer; and (E) a step of forming a metal film layer on an insulating layer surface by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: HIROHISA NARAHASHI, SHIGEO NAKAMURA, TADAHIKO YOKOTA
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Publication number: 20100230382Abstract: Metal-clad laminates in which a conductor layer having superior peel strength is formed on a smooth surface of an insulating layer can be obtained by a method comprising (A) a step of preparing a metal-clad laminate precursor by providing one or more sheets of prepreg between two sheets of film having a metal film layer on a support layer, and heating and pressing them under reduced pressure, (B) a step of removing the support layer, (C) a step of removing the metal film layer, and (D) a step of forming a metal film layer on the surface of an insulating layer by electroless plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO. INC.Inventors: Hirohisa NARAHASHI, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20100206471Abstract: A production method of a multi-layer printed wiring board containing the following steps (1)-(5): (1) a temporary fitting preparatory step including conveying an adhesive sheet from an adhesive sheet roll wherein an adhesive sheet having a prepreg formed on a support film is wound in a roll and placing the adhesive sheet such that a prepreg surface contacts one or both of the surfaces of a circuit board, (2) a temporary fitting step for temporarily fitting the adhesive sheet to the circuit board, including partially adhering the adhesive sheet to the circuit board by heating and pressing a part of the adhesive sheet from the support film side, and cutting the adhesive sheet according to the size of the circuit board with a cutter, (3) a laminating step including heating and pressing the temporarily fitted adhesive sheet under reduced pressure to laminate the adhesive sheet on the circuit board, (4) a thermal curing step including forming an insulating layer by thermally curing the prepreg, and (5) a detachinType: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Seiichiro Ohashi, Eiichi Hayashi, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20100044078Abstract: Producing a circuit board, by laminating, on a substrate, an adhesive film with a metal film, which comprises a water-soluble polymer release layer, a metal film layer and a curable resin composition layer, which are formed in this order on a support layer, and has a release property enabling detachment of said water-soluble polymer release layer from the support layer after curing of the curable resin composition layer, such that the curable resin composition layer contacts the substrate; curing the curable resin composition layer; detaching the support layer, and removing the water-soluble polymer release layer present on the metal film layer by dissolving the release layer in an aqueous solution, efficiently forms an insulating layer and a metal film layer superior in adhesiveness to the insulating layer and in uniformity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Hirohisa Narahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20100040874Abstract: Films for metal film transfer, which contain (a) a support layer, (b) a release layer formed on the support layer, which is comprised of one or more kinds of water-soluble polymers selected from a water-soluble cellulose resin, a water-soluble polyester resin, and a water-soluble acrylic resin, and (c) a metal film layer formed on the release layer, show superior transferability of the metal film layer. Such films are useful for efficiently producing circuit boards by laminating the film for metal film transfer on a curable resin composition layer on a substrate such that the metal film layer is in contact with a surface of the curable resin composition layer, curing the curable resin composition layer, detaching the support layer, and removing the release layer on the metal film layer by dissolving the release layer in an aqueous solution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: February 18, 2010Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Hirohisa Narahashi, Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 7208062Abstract: Adhesive films which are useful for preparing laminated circuit boards may be produced by laminating a resin composition layer made of a layer A and layer B on a support base film, in which layer A is a layer of a thermosetting resin composition that has an inorganic filler content of from 0 to less than 40% by weight, has a cured surface which after roughening, allows forming a conductor layer by plating, and is solid at ambient temperature, layer B is a layer of a thermosetting resin composition that has an inorganic filler content of 40% by weight or more, and is solid at ambient temperature, layer A is laminated adjacent to the support base film, and layer B layer has a fluidity that allows the filling of a resin into a through hole and/or a via hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20070088134Abstract: Thermosetting resin compositions which comprise: (A) at least one modified linear polyimide resin obtained by reacting a bifunctional hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene, a diisocyanate compound, and a tetracarboxylic acid anhydride, and (B) at least one thermosetting resin selected from the group consisting of an epoxy resin, a bismaleimide resin, a cyanate ester resin, a bis-allyl-nadi-imide resin, a vinylbenzyl ether resin, a benzooxazine resin, a polymer of bismaleimide and diamine, and mixtures thereof, are useful as insulating materials for a flexible circuit boards and can readily have a conductor layer with excellent adhesion strength formed thereon by plating.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2005Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO. INCInventors: Akihisa Suzuki, Hiroshi Orikabe, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 7037586Abstract: The present invention relates to a film for a circuit board characterized in that the following A layer is adjacent to the following B layer is disclosed in the present application. A circuit board excellent in adhesion strength of a conductor layer can easily be produced by using this film. A layer: a heat-resistant resin layer with a thickness of from 2 to 250 ?m which layer is made of a heat-resistant resin having a glass transition point of 200° C. or more or a decomposition temperature of 300° C. or more, and B layer: a roughenable cured resin layer with a thickness of from 5 to 20 ?m which layer is made of a cured product of a thermosetting resin composition containing at least component (a) of an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups in a molecule and component (b) of an epoxy curing agent, the cured product being capable of roughening with an oxidizing agent.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2004Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Tadahiko Yokota, Shigeo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20050178501Abstract: The present invention is directed to an inter-laminar adhesive composition containing a liquid epoxy resin, a polyfunctional epoxy resin having a softening point higher than a lamination temperature of the adhesive and with two or more epoxy groups within the molecule; and a latent epoxy curing agent initiating a reaction at a temperature higher than the lamination temperature. The adhesive composition optionally contains a liquid resin other than the liquid epoxy resin and/or an organic solvent and the liquid resin includes the liquid epoxy resin, the organic solvent or both constituting from 10 to 55% by weight of the composition. This inter-laminar adhesive composition allows for the preparation of a multi-layer printed wiring board. The process for preparing the multi-layer printed wiring board is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2005Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 6881293Abstract: The present invention is directed to an inter-laminar adhesive composition containing a liquid epoxy resin, a polyfunctional epoxy resin having a softening point higher than a lamination temperature of the adhesive and with two or more epoxy groups within the molecule; and a latent epoxy curing agent initiating a reaction at a temperature higher than the lamination temperature. The adhesive composition optionally contains a liquid resin other than the liquid epoxy resin and/or an organic solvent and the liquid resin includes the liquid epoxy resin, the organic solvent or both constituting from 10 to 55% by weight of the composition. This inter-laminar adhesive composition allows for the preparation of a multi-layer printed wiring board. The process for preparing the multi-layer printed wiring board is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Publication number: 20050005437Abstract: The present invention provides a laminating method, when a multilayer printed wiring board is produced according to a build-up technique, for easily introducing an insulating layer that, under the lamination conditions, allows filling a resin inside a through hole and/or a via hole simultaneously with laminating a circuit board, is low in the thermal expansion coefficient of a formed insulating layer, and, after roughening a surface of the insulating layer, is excellent in the adhesiveness with a conductor layer that is formed according to plating. The present invention also provides a method of forming the insulating layer; and a method of producing the multilayer printed wiring board; and furthermore an adhesive film that is used in these methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2004Publication date: January 13, 2005Applicant: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Shigeo Nakamura, Tadahiko Yokota
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Patent number: 6818702Abstract: A thermosetting resin composition that is useful as an epoxy resin-based overcoating agent for flexible circuit boards or for film carriers for the TAB method, and the like, providing basic properties required of general insulation protective films, since the cured coated films are excellent in adhesiveness, electric insulation property, chemical resistance, thermal resistance, and the like, reduced in warp caused by cure shrinkage, and excellent in flexibility.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2001Date of Patent: November 16, 2004Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Orikabe, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Tadahiko Yokota